From WMTV News 11/28/2007. Click here to watch the video. Madison: The UW campus is being used as a model for a new university in the middle east. Officials from Kuwait University were on campus …
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Ethical crisis of climate change
By Anita Clar, Wisconsin State Journal Dr. Jonathan Patz is an international authority on global warming, and it’s more than an academic study for him. At home in Madison, he has installed solar panels on …
World Beyond Our Borders faculty reading: Jeremi Suri
Join Jeremi Suri as he reads from his recently published book, Henry Kissinger and the American Century (Harvard University Press, 2007). 7 pm, Thursday, December 6 Borders Books West, 3750 University Avenue, Madison. This is …
Center for Global Health Educational Travel Fellowships Awarded
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Global Health (CGH) is pleased to announce the awarding of six educational travel fellowships to UW faculty and staff members. These grants are awarded to CGH affiliates to support …
Senator Feingold’s remarks in support of international education and exchange
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SENATE PAGE S14277 Nov. 13, 2007 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, in honor of the eighth annual International Education Week, which runs Monday, November 12 to 16, 2007, I would like …
Recent sightings: Thanksgiving tradition
From UW-Madison Communications During a Madison Friends of International Students (MFIS) Thanksgiving dinner, hosts Eng and Bill Braun (left), along with their son Paul (far left), talk with their guests, Shoji Shimomura and his wife, …
Program brings students to Washington, D.C., for global experiences
by Kristin Czubkowski, UW-Madison Communications Published in Wisconsin Week. The phrase “once a Badger, always a Badger” often applies to alumni’s continued support of University of Wisconsin-Madison athletics after graduation, but in the case of …
UW-Madison political scientist chosen to observe Australian elections
by Dennis Chaptman, UW-Madison Communications Kenneth Mayer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist, will travel to Australia as part of an international delegation observing that nation’s federal elections on Saturday, Nov. 24. “I’m thrilled to …
Online Chinese course connects business professionals to UW-Madison language resources
by Jenny Price, UW-Madison Communications China holds the promise of major economic opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs, but having the language skills and cultural knowledge needed to make a good impression could mean the difference …
UW-Madison ranks high in study abroad programs
The 2007 Open Doors report, which surveys study abroad programs across the nation, ranks UW–Madison 5th and 6th respectively among other research institutions’ semester- and year-long programs in 2005-2006. Overall, UW-Madison’s study abroad program ranks …